​SAN DIEGO (April 27, 2018) – North Park Seniors, the first LGBT-affirming senior housing community in San Diego, was developed by Community HousingWorks (CHW) and hosted its grand opening celebration on Friday, April 27th.

​The community is the first LGBT-affirming property in San Diego and one of the first of its kind in the nation. This distinction means that North Park Seniors is welcoming to all seniors, regardless of their sexual orientation, gender identity or other protected class status.

“This new development is open to all and provides a positive and supportive environment for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender seniors; a first for San Diego and one of only a handful in the nation,” said San Diego Mayor Kevin Faulconer.

North Park Seniors celebrates grand opening on Friday, April 27 with elected officials, community members and new residents.

SAN DIEGO – The first LGBT-affirming senior housing community in San Diego, North Park Seniors was developed by Community HousingWorks (CHW) and will host an opening celebration for resdients, the public and the local media this Friday:

Friday, April 27th from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.

At 4200 Texas Street, San Diego

The community is the first LGBT-affirming property in San Diego and one of the first of its kind in the nation. This distinction means that North Park Seniors is welcoming to all seniors, regardless of their sexual orientation, gender identity or other protected class status.

Local governments, including San Diego, want to start their own agencies to buy clean power. But deals made by two Northern California agencies may not have made much difference in the fight against climate change.

By Ry Rivard

Across California, local governments are trying to slow down climate change by starting their own agencies to buy and sell energy. In some cases, though, the green power they buy may be replaced with dirty power.

Two of the state’s oldest CCAs are Marin Clean Energy and Sonoma Clean Power. Marin, in particular, is a model for governments across the state hoping to fight climate change and wrest control of the energy market from power monopolies, like San Diego Gas & Electric.

Almost all CCAs start without any power to sell. So, to quickly enter the market, they sign contracts to buy energy from existing projects.

By 2035, all the electricity used in San Diego will need to come from renewable sources. Community choice aggregation has been offered as a way to reach that goal, but similar programs are not providing cheaper, greener electricity as promised.

Not enough attention has been focused on the risks of government-controlled energy, and last week’s story in Voice of San Diego is the latest example of coverage that misses an opportunity to highlight the pitfalls cities like San Diego would face if they decide to enter the volatile energy business.

​We helped form the Clear the Air Coalition to ensure important questions are answered before San Diego makes critical decisions about our energy and climate future. All of us want cleaner air, but the truth is government-controlled energy programs like the one the San Diego is considering are not delivering on their promises to create more jobs and provide cheaper and greener electricity. They do, however, carry a tremendous amount of risk for taxpayers — and could trigger California’s next energy crisis.